`dayname` function

Applies to: Databricks SQL Databricks Runtime 16.1 and above

Returns the three-letter English acronym for the day of the week for the given date.

Syntax

dayname(expr)

A STRING.

One of: 'Mon', 'Tue', 'Wed', 'Thu', 'Fri', 'Sat', 'Sun'.

SQL
> SELECT dayname(DATE'2024-11-01' + CAST(offset AS INT)) AS days
    FROM range(8) AS t(offset);
 Fri
 Sat
 Sun
 Mon
 Tue
 Wed
 Thu
 Fri